You must leave, take what you need, you think will last But whatever you wish to keep, you better grab it fast Yonder stands your orphan with his gun Crying like a fire in the sun Look out the saints are comin' through And it's all over now, baby blue The highway is for gamblers, better use your sins And take what you have gathered from coincidence The empty-handed painter from your streets Is drawing crazy patterns on your sheets This sky too is folding under you And it's all over now, baby blue All your seasick sailors, they are rowing home You have to hand it army, they are going home Your lover who just walked out the door Has taken all his blankets from the floor The carpet too is moving under you And it's all over now, baby blue Leave your stepping stones behind There's something that calls for you now Forget about the dead, they will not follow you The vagabond who's rapping at your door Is standing in the clothes you once wore Strike another match, go start anew Oh it's all over now, baby blue

You must leave now, take what you need, you think will last But whatever it is you think you need, you better grab it fast Yonder stands your orphan with his gun Crying like a fire in the sun Look out, the saints are comin' through And it's all over now, baby blue The highway is for gamblers, you better use your sense Take whatever you've gathered up from coincidence The empty handed painter from your streets Is drawing crazy patterns on your sheets The sky too now is folding up on you And it's all over now, baby blue All your seasick sailors, they are rowing home Your empty handed armies are all going home Your lover who just walked out your door Has taken all his blankets from the floor The carpet too is moving under you And it's all over now, baby blue Leave your stepping stones behind, there's someone that calls for you Forget the dead you've left behind, they will not follow you The vagabond who's rapping at your door Is standing in the clothes that you once wore Strike another match, let's go start a new 'Cause it's all over now, baby blue

You must leave, take what you need You think will last And whatever you wish to keep You better grab it fast You understands, you're orphan with his gun Crying like a fire in the sun Look out baby, the saints are comin' through It's all over now, baby blue The highway is for gamblers, better use your sense Take what you have gathered from coincidence The empty handed painter from your streets Is drawing pretty patterns on the sheets The sky too is fallin' over you It's all over now, baby blue The sky too is fallin' over you It's all over now, baby blue Leave your stepping stones behind There's nothing that call to you Forget the debt you left, it come above you Your lover, who has just walked at the door Has taken all blankets from the floor The carpet too is foldin' over you It's all over now, baby blue Strike another match, don't start new, don't start new It's all over now, baby blue It's all over, it's all over now baby blue I said, it's all over, it's all over now, baby blue

You must leave now, take what you need, you think will last But whatever you wish to keep, you better grab it fast Yonder stands your orphan with his gun Crying like a fire in the sun Look out, the saints are coming through And it's all over now, Baby Blue The highway is for gamblers, better use your sense Take what you have gathered from coincidence The empty-handed painter from your streets Is drawing crazy patterns on your sheets The sky too is folding under you And it's all over now, Baby Blue All your seasick sailors, they're all rowing home Your empty-handed army is all going home Your lover who just walked out the door Has taken all his blankets from the floor The carpet too is moving under you And it's all over now, Baby Blue Leave your stepping stones behind there, something calls for you Forget the dead you've left, they will not follow you The vagabond who's rapping at your door Is standing in the clothes that you once wore Strike another match, go start anew And it's all over now, Baby Blue

You better go now, take what you want You think will last But if there's something you wish to keep Better grab it fast Yonder stands your orphan with his gun Crying like a fire in the sun Look out for who, the saints are comin' through And it's all over now, baby blue The highway is for gamblers, better use your sense Take what you have gathered from coincidence The empty-handed painter from your streets Is drawing crazy patterns on your sheets The sky too is foldin' under you And it's all over now, baby blue All your seasick sailors, they are goin' home Your empty-handed armies, they are goin' home Your lover who just walked out the door Has taken all his blankets from the floor The carpet too is movin' under you And it's all over now, baby blue It's all over now, baby blue It's all over now, baby blue

I see your face at bus stops and evergreens A fleeting glance where you have never been Now that the rain smudges the trees I'm left alone chasing the roaming star